The Paris
2024 Mascot plays handball, looking determinedly at the opposing team's goal
and taking a shot to score a goal.
Handball
was first introduced to the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. It reappeared on
the Olympic programme twenty years la...
The Paris
2024 Mascot plays handball, looking determinedly at the opposing team's goal
and taking a shot to score a goal.
Handball
was first introduced to the Olympic Games in Berlin in 1936. It reappeared on
the Olympic programme twenty years later at the Munich Games in 1972, this time
in an indoor format on a 40m x 20m court where two teams of seven players
compete against each other, who can dribble the ball with their hands at most
every third touch, and keep the ball in their hands at most for three seconds.
The Collection
Monnaie de Paris celebrates the Olympic and Paralympic Games with various innovative and new collections over several years, showcasing the sportsmen and the Olympic spirit. Collection coins, commemorative 2€, gold and silver Euro or medallions, these collections put the spotlight on the disciplines, places and icons of the Olympics.
Our craftman
THE ENGRAVER
Trained at the best schools, they have the years of experience behind them necessary to master all aspects of the craft. Using industrial oil-based modelling clay and working from a design executed freehand or with CAD software, they skilfully fashion a low relief model in order to enhance the engraving and the way it catches the light. They work alternately with concave and convex plaster moulds until satisfied they have achieved the best 3D rendering of the design.
THE MINTER
The first minters began to ply their trade in France when striking with a hammer appeared in the 4th century BC. Nowdays, minsters use press instead of a hammer. Their knowledge of dies, engraving and metals, and their expertise - passed seamlessly down from one generation to the next for centuries - guarantees the excellence of their work.
